Improvement in coal-hods



UNITED ,STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN S. BROOKS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN C OALHODS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 179,512, dated July 4,1876; application tiled February 17, 1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN S. BROOKS, of No. 809 Sackett street, Brooklyn,in' the county ot' Kings and State of New York, have invented a new anduseful lmprovement in Ooal-Hods, which improvement is fully set forth inthe following specitication, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing.

Figure l is a top view. Fig. 2 is a central section.

My improved coal-hod is made in cylindrical form, with a round concavebottom, A,

which is really a bottom and hoop or rim combined; and the body hasperpendicular sides up to about one-half its height, and from that pointit is contracted to a suitable size for a mouth, and formed to auelliptical shape, as shown at B, for the double purpose ot' making itnarrow at the lip for feeding coal into stove doors or feeders, and widein the cross direction to facilitate illing the hod with a good sizedshovel. rEhe cover O is a cylinder ot the diameter of the lower sectionand the depth of the upper one, open at its bottom, and provided with aknob or handles to raise it on or off the hod, and when on it rests onlthe flange formed byjoining the two sections of the hod together. Itshould be decorated in any desired way, as also should the lower sectionof the hod, each to correspond in finish. The upper section ofthe hod,which is-exposed to the most of the wear and marring bythe ordinary use,should be painted to correspond with the inside, unless galvanized ironor copper is used. The cover is essential to keep the coal from sight,and give l symmetry to the shape.

For the use of cooking-stoves, and when a very plain and cheap articleis wanted, the hod may be formed ot' a single piece in the body taperingfrom the bottom to top. The cover, it any should be required for these,may rest on the floor or ange ofthe bottom.

One ofthe mostimportant points of myinvention is the attachment ofthehandle or bailD to the back side of the hod a nale below the top oftheupper section.,` so that upon lifting it np to a grate or stove'door themouth is l bail were attached to the center and the hod kept aperpendicular position.

'lapering hods have been made which are permanently kept in a nearlyhorizontal position; but they require feet and a separate opening forfeeding in or filling, and are not so compact or easily covered.

There is at present a reviving demand for Franklin or open stoves, andwith it comes a demand for a coal-hod which may be kept near the lire,and not subject to the objections in looks otl the ordinary hod, nor soinconvenient to obtain supply from as thev coal-vase, which is not madeto pour from direct to the lire.

It is believed that this improvement, while being one ot' the very besttunnel-hods for self-feeding stoves, and equally good forcooking-stoves, will ind an extensive use with that class of people Whodesire a. neat and moderate -priced article combining beauty withutility.

I claiml. In acoal-hod, thecombinationot'the swinging handle or bail D,located substantially as shown, so that it will incline the hod when itis lifted up thereby, and the tixed handle E for emptying.

2. The cone-shaped top E, having oval mouth B, swinging bail D, soplaced that it inclines the hod for emptying when lifted up by it,andthe fixed handle near the bottom, all arranged as shown, and for thepurpose specied.

JOHN S. BROOKS.

